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Also Known As Spoonbill, Duckbill and Polyodontidae
Paddlefish are an ancient creature large freshwater fish, Polyodon spathula isalso called spoonbill or duckbill and named for its flattened, paddle-shaped snout. The largest specimens weigh well over 150 lb (67.5 kg) and reach 6 ft (183 cm) in length. The snout may be a third of the length of the body; it is equipped with sense organs that assist the fish in finding its prey of small crustaceans, which it strains out with gill rakers. Paddlefish have a large, toothless mouth on the underside of their head. Paddlefishes are primitive; unlike most modern fishes, they have skins with reduced scales, almost wholly cartilaginous skeletons, and upturned tail fins. They are uniform leaden gray in color. The tail is deeply forked with the upper lobe longer than the lower
Even though they're primarily plankton feeders in the wild, aquarium-kept
paddlefish readily adapt to commercially prepared foods. At the Tennessee
Aquarium, paddlefish are fond of pellets and will flip upside down to take
them from the surface. They're also fond of live brine shrimp, which are
dripped into the tank through an air hose leading from a bucket placed above
the water's surface. The paddlefish immediately sense when the brine shrimp
begin hitting the water and commence their open-mouthed, filter-feeding
behavior. Aquarists at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science allow their
paddlefish to filter feed by turning off filters and dropping a "plankton
cocktail" into their tank a couple of times a day.
Paddlefish are an ancient creature large freshwater fish, Polyodon spathula isalso called spoonbill or duckbill and named for its flattened, paddle-shaped snout. The largest specimens weigh well over 150 lb (67.5 kg) and reach 6 ft (183 cm) in length. The snout may be a third of the length of the body; it is equipped with sense organs that assist the fish in finding its prey of small crustaceans, which it strains out with gill rakers. Paddlefish have a large, toothless mouth on the underside of their head. Paddlefishes are primitive; unlike most modern fishes, they have skins with reduced scales, almost wholly cartilaginous skeletons, and upturned tail fins. They are uniform leaden gray in color. The tail is deeply forked with the upper lobe longer than the lower
Even though they're primarily plankton feeders in the wild, aquarium-kept
paddlefish readily adapt to commercially prepared foods. At the Tennessee
Aquarium, paddlefish are fond of pellets and will flip upside down to take
them from the surface. They're also fond of live brine shrimp, which are
dripped into the tank through an air hose leading from a bucket placed above
the water's surface. The paddlefish immediately sense when the brine shrimp
begin hitting the water and commence their open-mouthed, filter-feeding
behavior. Aquarists at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science allow their
paddlefish to filter feed by turning off filters and dropping a "plankton
cocktail" into their tank a couple of times a day.
TRUE PREHiSTORiC MONSTER FiSH.
THEY ARE CONSTANTLY ON THE MOVE, NON-STOP.
ALL-HAPPY iS THE ONLY PLACE i HAVE EVER SEEN THEM FOR SALE.
VERY iNTERESTiNG FiSH WORTH THE PRiCE~
JUST MAkE SURE YOU CAN HOUSE THESE GENTLE GiANTS.
THEY ARE CONSTANTLY ON THE MOVE, NON-STOP.
ALL-HAPPY iS THE ONLY PLACE i HAVE EVER SEEN THEM FOR SALE.
VERY iNTERESTiNG FiSH WORTH THE PRiCE~
JUST MAkE SURE YOU CAN HOUSE THESE GENTLE GiANTS.
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Orange Catfish, Oremon Catfish, Rusty Jelly Catfish - Cephalosilurus fowleri
Confusing multiple common names aside, this species is one of many distinctive species that come from the Rio Sao Francisco river system. The Rio Sao Francisco is the fourth largest river system in South America and the longest river wholly within Brazil. Many of its fishes are not found in other river systems and this lump of an orange catfish is one of them. I chose to write about this species as opposed to other similar ones as it is the most attractive (at least in terms of being a nice rusty orange colour - this fish stayed at home when graceful looks were being handed out) and so is readily identifiable.
Husbandry of this species is simple. Feed it sparingly and keep its tank clean. Although growing to well over a foot, as its a natural ":couch potato":, it can be housed adequately in larger standard size aquaria. It will however, attempt to eat anything it is kept with. Adult fishes, especially females, get particularly aggressive even to their own kind - this might be an offshoot of their mode of reproduction - while it hasnt been documented in aquaria, it appears from field observations this fish practices at least limited care of a brood reared in shallow gravel depressions the fishes dig out themselves - no other fishes are tolerated in this zone. Thus filtration should be external as this fish likes nothing better than to dig itself in a pit of gravel and wait for lunch to swim by. Actually, thats about it as far as keeping this fish goes. Buy it, feed it, watch it grow fat - but I bet you name it too!
Confusing multiple common names aside, this species is one of many distinctive species that come from the Rio Sao Francisco river system. The Rio Sao Francisco is the fourth largest river system in South America and the longest river wholly within Brazil. Many of its fishes are not found in other river systems and this lump of an orange catfish is one of them. I chose to write about this species as opposed to other similar ones as it is the most attractive (at least in terms of being a nice rusty orange colour - this fish stayed at home when graceful looks were being handed out) and so is readily identifiable.
Husbandry of this species is simple. Feed it sparingly and keep its tank clean. Although growing to well over a foot, as its a natural ":couch potato":, it can be housed adequately in larger standard size aquaria. It will however, attempt to eat anything it is kept with. Adult fishes, especially females, get particularly aggressive even to their own kind - this might be an offshoot of their mode of reproduction - while it hasnt been documented in aquaria, it appears from field observations this fish practices at least limited care of a brood reared in shallow gravel depressions the fishes dig out themselves - no other fishes are tolerated in this zone. Thus filtration should be external as this fish likes nothing better than to dig itself in a pit of gravel and wait for lunch to swim by. Actually, thats about it as far as keeping this fish goes. Buy it, feed it, watch it grow fat - but I bet you name it too!
THiS iS TRULY NOTHiNG LESS OF AN AQUATiC BEAST.
TED & PAUL kNOW i CALL iT "666/SixSixSix"
THiS MONSTER MAkES SUCH A LOUD NOiSE WHEN CHOMPiNG THiNGS DOWN, ONE WOULD THiNk A GUN SHOT WENT OFF.
THiS GUY iS AS BiG AS YOUR FACE.
AND HE WOULD PROBABLY TAKE A BiTE OF YOURS~
lol.
FOR ANYONE WHOiS DOWN FOR A kiLLER CATFiSH...
THiS BEAST iS JUST RiGHT FOR YOU!!!!
TED & PAUL kNOW i CALL iT "666/SixSixSix"
THiS MONSTER MAkES SUCH A LOUD NOiSE WHEN CHOMPiNG THiNGS DOWN, ONE WOULD THiNk A GUN SHOT WENT OFF.
THiS GUY iS AS BiG AS YOUR FACE.
AND HE WOULD PROBABLY TAKE A BiTE OF YOURS~
lol.FOR ANYONE WHOiS DOWN FOR A kiLLER CATFiSH...
THiS BEAST iS JUST RiGHT FOR YOU!!!!
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